With just hours left for India-born conductor Zubin Mehta's highly anticipated concert in Srinagar's Shalimar Bagh, there is heavy security in the city. Called Ehsaas-e-Kashmir, the event, a first of its kind in Kashmir, is being organised by German ambassador to India Michael Steiner.

Hundreds of police and military personnel are patrolling the streets of Srinagar, with sharp shooters being deployed at strategic locations in the city. Only those carrying special passes will be allowed entry into the concert, expected to be attended by a 1,500-strong exclusive audience, including government ministers and diplomats.

The concert has already hit a controversial note with Kashmiri separatists calling it an attempt to digress from the human rights violations in the state. The separatists have called for a total shutdown of Srinagar in protest.

77-year-old Mr Mehta reached out to the separatists yesterday, saying, "I didn't choose Kashmir, Kashmir chose me. Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace."

Accusing the separatists of hypocrisy, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "These (separatists) people are selective... If music is against the issue of Kashmir, how come Junoon came and performed here," said Mr Abdullah. 'Junoon', a Pakistani band had performed in the city in May 2008.

Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said the youngsters must decide upon the nature and purpose of the event after hearing Mr Mehta's music. "I pray and urge and appeal to all young people that they should pause and listen to his music, listen to what his music has to say and then make up their minds," said Mr Khurshid.

Meanwhile, a counter concert, called Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir to highlight, what its organisers say, the turmoil of the people over the last two decades, has also been granted permission by the state administration.

1st Edition IREX 2015 to be held from December 4th to 6th

- Global leading property developers and real estate marketing companies to participate in the show.

-IREX, 2015 to bring in best international investment opportunities-

New Delhi: - IREX is the first of its kind International real estate show to be held in India. With participations of developers from countries like Australia, Singapore, Thailand, UK, USA, and UAE etc.The expo to present real estate investment opportunities for high net worth individuals who are looking to invest in high-end properties in India and outside. The first edition is scheduled from 4th to 6th December 2015at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 

IREX to present investment opportunities with premium high end residentials, commercial, hotel & leisure, retail, free trade zones etc. Leading Indian and international companies involved in community and master development, high rise buildings, premium residential towers, office towers, hotel and leisure facilities, retail outlets will be showcasing their latest projects. The show will also have participation from some of the leading luxury property developers from India.

Knight Frank India is the Knowledge Partner to IREX, 2015. Mr. Shishir Baijal, Chairman  & Managing Director, Knight Frank India said, “Indian real estate buyers are looking for either a second home, or want a place to holiday in, or some buy because their children are studying abroad. Increasing globalization, comparable valuations overseas and investment considerations, are few factors that are driving them to buy such properties. IREX 2015 is the right platform which enable one to choose from the best options available abroad, as well as in India for the premium luxury segment. It feels great to be associated as the Knowledge Partner with a platform of this kind"

Appreciating the whole endeavour of IREX, 2015 Mr. Niall McLoughlin, Senior Vice President, DAMACProperties said, “Indian’s are the largest buyers of real estate in Dubai as they recognized the intrinsic value of luxury real estate in a progressive city, with international standard regulations, a tax-free environment and a booming tourism industry, all just three hours flight from New Delhi. IREX 2015 is a crucially important part of our marketing activities for the year where we will showcase a broad range of luxury living experiences including palatial villas overlooking championship-standard golf courses managed by the Trump Organization, private apartments in the Burj Area, limited edition branded developments in collaboration with global fashion brands such as Versace, FENDI and Bugatti, as well as luxury hotel apartments in key locations to capitalize on a tourism which will grow to more than 20 million visitors annually over the next five years.”

In line to make the entire platform an experiential international real estate avenue for India, IREX 2015 will showcase three top-notch designers’ labels like Gauri Khan Homes, Raseel Gujral and many more. They will showcase custom designed interior spaces at the first edition of IREX with a view to make both buyers and developers aware of the importance of stylish and designer inspired living spaces. 

 With IREX 2015, Gauri Khan Homes is going to showcase in Delhi for the first time since its inception. Whilst speaking about the participation with IREX, well known Bollywood personality Ms. Gauri Khan said, "The globe-trotting Indian today lives in a boundary free world, living and working in all the seven continents. Long tenures overseas, both for pleasure and work, makes holiday homes in exotic destination a way of life. I very warmly welcome the first edition of IREX, the one platform to discover high quality residences across the globe. Besides presenting a very venerable bouquet of addresses within India represented by the finest names from the real estate industry.” 

According to Mr. Vimal Anand, Director of IREX, “This show is being held in line with prestigious international realty exhibitions held around the world that promote premium real estate investment opportunities. Being the first and only International Real Estate Expo, IREX 2015 offers a perfect platform for premium Indian and international real estate companies to tap the growing market. About 5000 visitors are expected to visit the show. The participating companies will be able to create brand awareness, exhibit their latest project offerings and do on the spot bookings”.

Coinciding with the event, an Investment Forum is being organized which will dwell on various issues of real estate investment in India and abroad. Real Estate Experts will be presenting and analyzing potential investment options and prospects. Project presentations will also form part of this informative forum where investors can gain insight to take informed investment decisions. 

About IREX 2015

International Real Estate Expo (IREX) 2015 will present real estate investment opportunities for high net worth individuals who are looking to invest in high-end properties in India and abroad. The show will have participation from leading international and Indian property developers who will showcase their latest property offerings. It presents a unique opportunity for luxury property developers to tap HNIs and elite clientele from all over India. The visitors can explore a wide selection of premium real estate investments in India and abroad. Leading property developers and real estate marketing companies are participating in the show. 

 Key highlights of the show: -

 •  Organized on the lines of prestigious international realty exhibitions held around the world that promotes international real estate investment opportunities.

 •   Aims to serve as a one-stop solution where Indian luxury property developers can interact with wealthy individuals and corporate investors.

•    It will provide insights of the latest international property trends and opportunities.

 •   With Knowledge Partners Knight Frank India, IREX is supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and National Association of Realtors (NAR) which has 1.1 million members from all over India including NAR's Institutes, Societies, and Regional Councils involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industry.

For further information:-

Shwetank Tiwari  | Sayan Chatterjee

+91-9990650654  | +91-8802202285

A Canadian Family’s Plea to Shri Narendra Modi

Surrogacy Support Group
To the Honourable Prime Minister of India
Shri Narendra Modiji
Respected Sir

We have recently learnt about the draft bill to restrict surrogacy in India only to Indian families and we wanted to share our story, which is similar to thousands of couples that turn for help in India after falling all options available to them at their home countries.

It took us 7 long years to become parents. It was emotional and financial roller coaster here in Canada. After trying everything that was offered to us here in Canada, the doctors were not able to help us or guide us  any further.  After all the time and thousands of dollars spent we were told to keep trying, but to keep in mind that it may never happen. My husband and I were heartbroken.

With some luck we heard on CNN and Oprah Winfrey about surrogacy in India and contacted the Kiran Infertility centre  in Hyderabad. We flew to India to start the process and just over a year later we were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby girl - our Zoe was born in June 2012. We were and we will be forever grateful for Doctors/Staff/Our Surrogate mother and the general public and Government of India for making our dreams come true. We stayed in India for 6 weeks to complete the post birth process. We met wonderful people who we keep in touch with until now, we met our surrogate and her family and we happy to learn that we changed her life and the life of her family and we felt in love with India.  After coming back to Canada we shared our story with many couples that were struggling to have a baby and many of them decided to travel to India and all of them are blessed with babies by now.  This past January we were blessed with another baby - our son Nolan was born via surrogacy with help of the clinic in hyderabad in January and he is 9 months old.  We were truly happy to go back and travel around India, we met so many wonderful people and also our second surrogate and her family.  We know that the surrogate and her family life has been changed as well.

  surrogacy in India benefits both parties - parents who want nothing else than to have a baby and surrogate mother and her family, as the money received often changes her life. Many parents travel around India, like we did, throughout the process and it also helps the economy.
For many couples like us surrogacy in India was the ONLY option of becoming parents and we will be forever grateful to India and it’s people who came together to help us fill a huge void in our lives. We are proud that our children were born in India,  a country with such rich culture and heritage and one day we will return to show them where they were born. We also will tell them about both of the surrogate mothers that made it possible.

Please do not stop international surrogacy, please note that for many this is ONLY options. I only hope that couples that struggle to have a baby will be as blessed as us through surrogacy in India.
Kate
Glen
Zoe
Nolan

Morepen reports a turnaround performance in second quarter

Net Profit Jumps by 940%, income from operations by 24% and Exports by 52% in Q2 FY 2015-16

New Delhi, November 4, 2015: Morepen Laboratories Ltd. has reported a steep jump of over 940% in its bottom line backed by an impressive all-round improvement in sales revenue of its various divisions in the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30, 2015.

Morepen’s profit after tax (PAT) in Q2 of financial Year 2015-16 stood at Rs.3.22 crore up from Rs. 31 lakhs in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, registering a growth of 940%. The company’s net income from operations rose by 24 per cent in Q2 at Rs. 113.00 crore from Rs.91.18 crore and EBIDTA grew by 55% at Rs. 16.06 crore from Rs. 10.35 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. The cash surplus (EBDA) has also shown a significant rise of 49% at Rs. 12.74 crore (Rs.8.52 Crore).

Speaking on the spectacular turnaround reported by the company in the second quarter, Mr. Sushil Suri, Chairman & Managing Director, Morepen Laboratories Ltd, said, “Morepen has a niche in the API business. Our cost reduction efforts coupled with continuous investments in R&D yielded rich dividends for the company as it attained a strong hold in the international markets, which eventually reflected positively on financial front in the current fiscal.”

A major portion of the growth in Q2 has come from exports business at Rs. 51.55 crore (Rs. 33.92 crore), an increase of 52%. Amongst various business segments, the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)/ Bulk Drugs segment’s contribution in total sales continued to remain at the top with a revenue of Rs. 69.52 crore in Q2 Fy 2015-16, up by 37 per cent from Rs. 50.59 crore in corresponding quarter of the previous FY. Within the bulk drug’s segment, Atorvastatin’s business stood at Rs. 11.31 crore and Loratadine at Rs. 29.46 crore, registering a growth of 79% and 37% respectively.

The Home Diagnostics business with a sales revenue of Rs. 16.08 crore in Q2 FY 2015-16 (Rs. 13.75 crore) is another big contributor to the upsurge in the overall performance. Blood Glucometers and BP Monitors, used for measuring blood sugar and blood pressure in human body, are the main force driving Home Diagnostics sales of the company in the current fiscal. These high-end devices alone have recorded a sales revenue of Rs. 10.93  Crore in Q2 FY 2015-16. The company’s brands “Gluco One” and “BP One” are amongst the top three brands of the country in their respective categories. The company has high hopes from these business segments in the coming years, given the fact that India is increasingly being considered as the diabetic and cardiac capital of the world.

In the half year ended September 30, 2015, Morepen Laboratories has recorded a net profit of Rs. 5.73 crore and an income from operation of Rs. 216.56 crore, registering a growth of 328% and 19% respectively. EBIDTA during first half rose by 21% at Rs.29.52 crore, cash surplus (EBDA) by 17% at Rs. 24.54 crore, Exports by 28% at Rs. 97.07 crore, Home Diagnostics business by 23% at Rs.30.70 crore and API business by 24 % at Rs. 129.91 crore. The sales revenue of Gluco Monitors and Blood Pressure Monitors in the first half has increased to Rs. 20.35 crore as compared to Rs. 14.23 crore in the first half of previous fiscal.

About Morepen Laboratories Ltd.

Morepen Laboratories Ltd. is a 30-year old pharmaceutical and healthcare products company. The company went public in the year 1993 and is currently listed at both the Bombay Stock Exchange as well as the National Stock Exchange.

Morepen is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of APIs/ Bulk Drugs, Home Diagnostics, Formulations and OTC products. The company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) comprises a scientifically integrated complex of 10 plants, each with a specific product profile. The USFDA approved plant at Masulkhana is for manufacture of Loratadine, an anti-allergy drug – internationally known as Claritin. The large and spread out manufacturing facility at Baddi manufactures latest and much in demand products like Atorvastatin, Montelukast, Rosuvastatin, Sitagliptin and others for regulated markets of USA and also for non-regulated markets across the globe. Morepen markets over 100 branded formulations under six major therapeutic segments in the domestic market. It has WHO GMP facilities for manufacturing of Formulations. The company’s manufacturing facilities are backed by a strong dedicated team of research and development (R&D) professionals who ensure stringent quality standards.

In Home - Diagnostics business, Morepen has a formidable presence in Blood Glucose Monitors and Blood Pressure Monitors, which are imported by the company for sale in the domestic market. The company’s OTC brands are being promoted under its wholly owned subsidiary Dr. Morepen Limited. Dr. Morepen’s famous OTC product line, including Burnol, Lemolate, Sat-Isabgol, FeverX, Pain X and others, has a significant presence in the domestic market.

For Further Details, Please contact:

Propel Communications,

Girish Singhal

Mb:  9810206244

Email: propelpr.com@gmail.com

SafetyKart.com, a niche e-commerce portal acquires Pee Safe brand.

8 April  2015, Gurgaon: Safetykart.com, an e-commerce platform dedicated to safety products and services, acquires Pee Safe brand www.PeeSafe.in , a product categorized under “personal care & hygiene”, from SRV Damage Prevention Pvt Ltd.  At present, Pee Safe has two products viz. Pee Safe Toilet Seat Sanitization Spray and Pee Safe Multi Use Wet Wipes. Both these products under brand “Pee Safe” help promote personal hygiene in a smarter and effective way.  

Pee Safe Toilet Seat Sanitization Spray, targets those consumers tired of using foul smelling public washrooms. It makes the toilet seat 99.99% germ free with lesser or no chance of contracting Diarrhea, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Gastroenteritis and Inflammation, Sepsis or other skin infections by the users. It also cleanses and deodorizes the washroom for a better user experience. Various micro biocidal tests have proved its effectiveness.

Pee Safe Multi Use Wet Wipes offer users with a personal pack of easy to carry sanitizer wipes that can be used to get rid of dirt, impurities, dust, etc., harmful for health. It can be used anywhere anytime such as in a flight, at restaurants, hotels, offices or during sports. It also serves as a wet wipe for cleaning hands before or after meals and for cleaning wounds or bruises. It comes with nice odor and people of all age groups can use this to keep infection at bay.

Founders of Safetykart.com, Vikas Bagaria and Partha Sarathi Guha Patra, believe the decision to acquire Pee Safe is strategic and resonates well with the company's core objective. Both Founders are confident that this brand will help boost inorganic growth of SafetyKart's business. Besides they believe the toilet seat sanitizer spray market will grow as big as the hand sanitizer market within the next decade. Going forward, more products under this brand will be launched, which are going to address hygiene & sanitary needs of both urban and rural population. 

About Us:

SafetyKart.com is India's first e-commerce platform that is dedicated exclusively to safety and care products. It aims to stand for everything under "protection", "prevention", and "care". We at SafetyKart.com aspire to promote the concept of safe living by providing solutions to protect from potential dangers, risks or injuries. We want to be in a leadership position by becoming the No 1 trusted and dependable name in safety, protection and care sector.

Contact Information:

SafetyKart Retail Pvt. Ltd.,
Plot No. 264, Udyog Vihar Phase - 1
Gurgaon – 122016, Haryana, India.

Email: customer@safetykart.com

Phone: 08750065405

For more information visit https://www.safetykart.com

Vijay Milan Math

Sri Sri Sadguru Paramhans Swami Advaytananad Saraswati ji Maharaj

achieved eternal transcendence and left for heavenly abode on 6^th of April in Vijay Milan math (Bhadrasan) branch of Vrindavan .As The news of His demise spread, grieved followers from all over the world flocked in to bid adieu to the departed Master.

The mortals of Sri Sadguru Maharaj were kept for darshan  for devotees till morning of 9^th April. The whole atmosphere was enlightened with Vedic Chants and hymns.

The eternal body of Maharaj ji was given “Mahasamadhi” , amidst Vedic Chants by Swami Pragyanand Saraswati, Bhramchari Vaikunth Chaiytanya, Sri Shambhoo Bandhopadyaya and Anant Chaiytanya. The divine moment of Mahasamadhi was witnessed and managed  by Sadhavi Sukhada Chaiytanya ,Dr.V.K.Rao , Sri Vipul ,  Sri Vidyasagar amongst thousands of His followers who gathered there with heavy hearts and profound grief.

Sri Sadguru’s eternal words,” When was I Not In Samadhi ?”

The devotees of Moolashram Vijay Milan Math,DevDarshani ,Kanataal in Tehri(Garwal) , Bhagwan Ashutosh Temple, Vijay Milan Math ,Radharani dham Nagar ,Jangipada (West Bengal) and Vijay Milan Centre ,Paris gathered and offered their homage to the  Divine Master by holding Jagran, Satsang and chanting Vedic Mantras.

Sawatsa, sadughda and salankrat dhenu daan shall be given in Vijay Milan Math in Devdarshani (Tehri, Uttarakhand) and sixteen sanyasi will be offered shodash Daan in Vrindavan on the sinteenth day followed by Bhandara.

For Further information please contact:

Swami Pragyanand Saraswati

Vijay Milan Math , Ramanpuri,

Sanrakh Road , Ramanreti

Vrindavan, Distt . Mathura 281121

Mobile: 9412014229